Hot toasted buttered English muffins with peanut butter and grape jelly. Along with a glass of ice cold milk. Yum. Maybe only twice a week though. Too fattening for us at our age.
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Hmmm…varies, and don’t do it often, but either popcorn, or a ham and turkey sandwich. Why did you have to put that idea in my head? 
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Bourbon and peanuts…
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Late night snacks are a rarity with me (and never for my partner). It’s usually a bowl of muesli.
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Herbal tea and a square of dark chocolate help us wind down from the day.
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I love blending frozen mango with a little milk in my mini food processor for a nice fake ice cream treat. Works great with other frozen fruit too. Even better topped with whipped cream!
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I’ve twice tried this frozen fruit trick in the processor. It comes out more chilled puree than fake ice cream. Am I doing something wrong or is that how it’s supposed to be?
LOL - yes and yes. You need to take my advice on ice cream with a huge grain of salt. I really hardly eat REAL ice cream but I find this is creamy and cold and usually hits the spot. Also, if you use full fat milk or yogurt, you get more of a creamy texture. But yes, hard to really replicate real ice cream without cream.
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When I’m being good (and it’s available), homemade yogurt.
Otherwise something salty. Crackers, cheese, nuts, potato chips if there is an open bag (but just a few).
If I have a late night snack (which I often do, especially these days when dinner is way earlier than I’m used to) I skip breakfast, in a faux-IF fashion. Also I’m not hungry till much later anyway because of the snack.
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Of course it depends on the season, and as you know Spaniards & Italians eat alot later than most other cultures. Tapas or Cicchetti hour is approx. 21.30 or 22.00 …
So, we do not “snack” …
We sip a wonderful glass or 2 of wine instead …
In the Winter, we both like something hot to sip, for example an ecological ginger lemon herbal infusión or a caldo de Jérez (consommé) prepared with a Jerez de La Frontera Brandy … Or a Grappa or a cordial …
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Does a large glass of brandy accompanied by a modicum of hash count?
Plenty of calories in a decent pour of brandy so I reckon it’s broadly equivalent to a couple of Oreos and a glass of milk.
Probably better soporific values as well.
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Genuine question – not being judgy. Is this common for eating a snack before bedtime, or maybe this is a misnomer and it’s about late night cravings if you’re up?
I usually am anti-food before bed because I worry about indigestion and acid reflux. Normally not an issue, but there have been occasions when dinner has come too late or quite frankly, just over-indulged at dinner so I’m not feeling great and I do get heartburn or acid issues when I go to bed. So out of personal preference, I usually don’t like the thought of eating close to bed time.
There have been more than a share of late night snacking, because I’m a night owl so popcorn or chips while I watch a movie until well after midnight is not unusual, but then it’s a good break before I then go to bed. Is it just me that has heartburn just thinking about eating so close to bed time? 
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Just you!
I kid! I kid!
Indigestion/reflux is not my concern at that hour, just my extremely poor judgment.
It is my IDEAL bedtime, but not my actual bedtime.
I just completed a three hour workshop on sleep therapy, so I hope I will do better.
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Cinnamon toast or cheese & crackers. Popcorn a la Alton Brown (ghee, salt and kernels in the pot all together). Spanish peanuts too.
Sometimes a PB&J if dinner was early or not enough, like soup.
Wine or water depending on the day of the week.
Acid reflux can be a problem so no tomato products late in the evening.
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I only (knock on wood) had heartburn when I was very pregnant. I’m still shocked and sad that people regularly feel like that. I was sure I was dying!!! I was so uncomfortable. And in context for my pain tolerance, I had a medicine free labor so I know I can handle a level of intensity.
